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Dhoni: "I think the platform was there. We slowed down in the middle. The problem on these wickets is that you do not know how many would be enough. If you're not sure about the wicket, 160 is a good benchmark. I think Badri and Raina were batting really well. We were looking at 150+. I connected a few big hits and we got close to 160. Mohit has played a lot of Delhi cricket. I personally think that's what makes you smart. He backs himself to execute his plans. He's got important wickets for us. We have no problems in making him bowl four overs straight. I don't think we'll rest anyone. We need to continue with the momentum. Unless injuries happen, we'll play our best eleven. The weather has been really good too. It's manageable. I don't want to rest anyone as of now."

MS Dhoni is the Man of the Match.

Finch: "They had two in batters in the end. It's difficult to stop MS and Suresh was batting brilliantly. We lost too many wickets in the first 6. The run outs always hurt. Knocking some teams out will be the motivation from here. I thought our fielding was great. Those last five overs, we just gave away too many runs."

That's Chennai's 4th away victory in as many matches this season. . It's also their 6th consecutive win. Pune, on the other hand, have lost five games on the trot. This win was set up by Raina and Dhoni's blitz. The bowlers were on target from the start and never really let Pune get into any sort of rhythm. The innings meandered aimlessly before reaching what was a foregone conclusion.

19.6

Dwayne Bravo to Dinda, 1 run, slower ball and Dinda hits it to long on for one more. Chennai win easily this time.

19.5

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, another slower delivery, Bhuvneshwar heaves across to deep mid wicket, it was in the air for a long time but falls short of the man there

19.4

Dwayne Bravo to Dinda, 1 run, full and angled in, Dinda works it to deep mid wicket for a single

Ashok Dinda, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.3

Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Sharma, out Caught by Raina!! He had no clue about the change of pace. This was a slow off cutter, Rahul Sharma played early and pushed at it, ended up giving a simle catch to extra cover. Rahul Sharma c Raina b Dwayne Bravo 0(1)

Dwayne Bravo to Rahul Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

19.2

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, a low full toss, flicked to deep mid wicket for one

19.1

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, slow off cutter, Bhuvneshwar walks across and works it to deep mid wicket for a couple

Chennai are 6 balls away from another win.

18.6

Morris to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, slow leg cutter, Bhuvneshwar slogs across and gets an edge to third man for a single

18.5

Morris to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the off, Bhuvneshwar drives it down to long off for a couple

Rahul Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.4

Morris to Kane Richardson, out Caught by Raina!! An easy catch. Short and just outside off, Richardson backs away and then reaches out trying to hit over point, it goes off the bottom of the bat and lobs up to extra cover for an easy catch. Kane Richardson c Raina b Morris 26(20) [4s-2 6s-1]

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, a bit short again, Bhuvneshwar runs it down to third man

17.3

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, no run, short of length and absolutely straight, Bhuvneshwar can only defend it

17.2

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, no run, another short one, Bhuvneshwar looks to pull but misses

17.1

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, no run, short of length delivery on the off, Bhuvneshwar looks to slap it over the off side but is beaten by the bounce

16.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, worked to long on for a single

16.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, SIX, Bhuvneshwar helps himself to some more runs. Loopy delivery, Bhuvneshwar goes on his knees and slog-sweeps it over deep mid wicket for a maximum

16.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, no run, loopy and outside off, Bhuvneshwar pushes it to cover

16.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, good use of the feet. Comes down the track and lofts it straight down the ground over Jadeja for a boundary

16.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Richardson, 1 run, tossed up this time, Richardson comes down the track and lofts it to long on, on the bounce to the fielder

16.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Richardson, 2 runs, a bit short, Richardson pulls it between midwicket and long on, Mohit fumbles but Hussey was behind him to cover up

15.6

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, no run, stump to stump delivery, Bhuvneshwar stays back and defends it

15.5

Dwayne Bravo to Kane Richardson, 1 run, slow off cutter again, Richardson swats it between midwicket and long on for a single

From round the wicket now

15.4

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, slow off cutter, Bhuvneshwar runs it down to third man

15.3

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, no run, pitched up delivery angled in, Kumar backs away and drives it to mid off

15.2

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, no run, a bouncer now, Kumar sways away from it

15.2

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, wide, angled down the leg side, an extra run

15.1

Dwayne Bravo to Bhuvneshwar, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Kumar pushes it to point

Dwayne Bravo [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

14.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, floated up on the middle and leg, Bhuvneshwar comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to long on for a single

14.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, no run, slower through the air, Kumar gets forward and defends it

14.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, no run, how did that miss the stumps? Skiddy delivery again, Bhuvneshwar plays away from the body and the ball goes through just past the off stump

14.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Bhuvneshwar, no run, flat through the air, Bhuvneshwar goes on the backfoot and defends it

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

14.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, out Caught&Bowled!! Is that the end of the match? A soft dismissal. Flighted up on the off stump channel, Smith goes on the backfoot and looks to flat-bat it down the ground, the ball stops on him a bit and he ends up giving a simple return catch. Steven Smith c and b Ravindra Jadeja 35(39) [4s-3]

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

14.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, no run, flat and straight, Smith takes a step out and pushes it back to Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

13.6

Ashwin to Kane Richardson, no run, loopy again, Richardson punches it off the backfoot but Ashwin makes a diving stop

13.5

Ashwin to Kane Richardson, SIX, Richardson is taking the attack to Ashwin! He tosses it up again, Richardson reaches out and plays a slog-sweep over deep mid wicket for a maximum. Clean strike!

13.4

Ashwin to Kane Richardson, FOUR, hammered straight down the ground. Flighted up but too full, it was a carrom ball but Richardson smashes it over Ashwin and into the fence

13.3

Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, the pause delivery from Ashwin, Smith calmly works it to square leg

13.2

Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, loopy delivery again, Smith throws his bat at it and gets an inside edge to short fine leg

13.1

Ashwin to Steven Smith, 2 runs, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Smith comes down the track and clips it to deep mid wicket for a couple

Ravichandran Ashwin [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

Time out

12.6

Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, 1 run, fuller length and just outside off, Smith drives it to extra cover for one

12.5

Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, no run, from round the wicket and on the off, Smith pushes it to point

12.4

Dwayne Bravo to Kane Richardson, 1 run, superb stop by Raina. This was slapped off the backfoot to extra cover, Raina dives to his left and gets a hand to it, saved a boundary there

12.3

Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, 1 run, pitched up again, Smith pushes it to extra cover for a single

12.2

Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, no run, fuller length and on the off, driven to extra cover

12.1

Dwayne Bravo to Steven Smith, 2 runs, Smith attacks Bravo straightaway. Comes down the track and throws his bat at it, ends up slicing it to sweeper cover for a couple

Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

11.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Richardson, no run, quick through the air on the stumps, Richardson pushes it back to Jadeja

11.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Richardson, no run, more flight and a lot of turn, Richardson is beaten completely

11.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Kane Richardson, no run, fired in this time, Richardson stays back and blocks

Albie Morkel to Kane Richardson, 1 run, short and straight, clipped to deep mid wicket for one

10.5

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, 1 run, pitched up this time, Smith drives it to sweeper cover

10.4

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, no run, short of length delivery on the middle and leg, Smith defends it to the on side

10.3

Albie Morkel to Kane Richardson, 1 run, in and around off, Richardson runs it down to third man for a single

10.2

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, Smith clips it to deep backward square leg for one

10.1

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, no run, short of length and on the off, Smith goes on the backfoot and defends it

Albie Morkel [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

9.6

Ashwin to Kane Richardson, FOUR, poor delivery. Ashwin tries another googly but bowls a very short delivery, Richardson pulls it away to fine leg, was in the air for a long time but went wide of deep backward square leg

9.5

Ashwin to Kane Richardson, no run, the carrom ball now, Richardson goes on the backfoot and defends it

9.4

Ashwin to Steven Smith, 1 run, the googly from Ashwin, Smith tucks it to deep square leg for one

9.3

Ashwin to Steven Smith, 2 runs, flat and a bit short, Smith stays back and punches it to square third man for a couple

9.2

Ashwin to Steven Smith, no run, tossed up delivery, Smith comes down the track and pads it away

Kane Richardson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9.1

Ashwin to Nayar, out Nayar Run Out!! Another run out. Third of the innings. This was a flat delivery on the off, Nayar got an inside edge which went off the pad to short fine leg, Ashwin appeals for an lbw and that confuses Nayar, Steven Smith was charging across for a run and Nayar reacted late as he was busy showing his bat to the umpire. He is miles out. Nayar run out (Albie Morkel/Ashwin) 2(4)

Ashwin to Nayar, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Time out. Steven Smith stands between Chennai and another win.

8.6

Mohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 2 runs, in the air but safe! Angled in on the middle and leg, Smith looks to work it across and gets a keading edge which goes over mid wicket, they take a risky second run but make it

8.5

Mohit Sharma to Nayar, 1 run, tight and on the off, Nayar pushes it wide of point for one more

Mohit Sharma to Nayar, 1 run, short of length and skidding on, Nayar defends it to point for one

8.2

Mohit Sharma to Nayar, no run, length delivery on the off, Nayar gets an inside edge onto his pads

8.1

Mohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 1 run, starts with a short delivery, Smith pulls it to square leg for one

7.6

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, 1 run, slow off cutter to end the over, Smith defends it to cover region for a quick single

7.5

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, no run, pitched up delivery on the middle and leg, Smith works it to mid wicket

7.4

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, no run, fuller length and outside off, Smith leans and defends it to point

Abhishek Nayar, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.3

Albie Morkel to Steven Smith, out Luke Wright Run Out!! Unfortunate. Luke Wright is very unlucky. This was a superb straight drive from Steven Smith, Albie stuck his foot across trying to stop, the ball hit his boot and then hit the stumps at the non striker's end. Wright was backing up too much and was left stranded. Luke Wright run out (Albie Morkel) 2(6)

Mohit Sharma to Yuvraj, out Caught by Dhoni!! This is shambolic from Pune! Full and wide outside off, Yuvraj looks to cut and gets a faint nick through to the keeper. Dhoni catches it and throws it up in the air, Yuvraj does not wait for the umpire's decision, off he goes. Yuvraj c Dhoni b Mohit Sharma 5(4) [4s-1]

Mohit Sharma to Yuvraj, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.4

Mohit Sharma to Steven Smith, 1 run, Mohit Sharma drifts one on the pads, Smith works it past mid-wicket. He wants a second but Yuvraj was very slow on the first run

4.3

Mohit Sharma to Yuvraj, 1 run, Mohit Sharma comes from wide off the crease and angles one back in, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single

4.2

Mohit Sharma to Yuvraj, no run, full and on off, Yuvraj gets forward and defends it back towards the bowler

4.1

Mohit Sharma to Yuvraj, FOUR, and he has been smashed away for a boundary! This was short from Mohit Sharma. Yuvraj rocks back and dismisses it over mid-wicket for a boundary

Mohit Sharma on a hat-trick

3.6

Morris to Steven Smith, no run, slower ball from Morris, Smith prods forward and defends it

3.5

Morris to Steven Smith, FOUR, lovely shot, this was full and outside off, Smith leans forward, plays with an open face and guides it past backward point for a boundary

Morris to Steven Smith, FOUR, nice way to get going! Too straight from Morris, Smith gets inside the line and clips it past mid-wicket for a boundary

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.2

Morris to Uthappa, out Uthappa Run Out!! Pune are in tatters now! This is shoddy running between the wickets. Uthappa tapped one in front of cover point and called for a single. Yuvraj took a step or two before sending him back. To late though, Raina swooped on the ball from cover point and threw the stumps down with Uthappa well short of his crease. Uthappa run out (Raina) 10(11) [6s-1]

Morris to Uthappa, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

3.2

Morris to Yuvraj, 2 wides, good pace and bounce for Morris, this was short and outside off, Yuvraj drops his gloves and lets it go. Too high though, wide called. Dhoni tips it over the bar

3.1

Morris to Uthappa, 1 run, Morris drifts his first ball on the pads, clipped away behind square for a single

Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease

2.6

Mohit Sharma to Suman, out Lbw!! Mohit Sharma is on fire! This was pitched up and nips back in slightly. Suman was half forward as he looked to defend, gets struck low on the pads in front of middle. That was as plumb as it gets. Suman reckoned that it was bat first, but replays show that umpire Taufel was right. Suman lbw b Mohit Sharma 0(1)

Mohit Sharma to Suman, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Tirumalsetti Suman, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.5

Mohit Sharma to Finch, out Caught by Dhoni!! Edged and gone! Lovely piece of bowling from Mohit Sharma, pitches this one further up and gets it to shape away, Finch drives loosely and away from the body, gets a thick edge through to the keeper. The strong start has been broken. Finch c Dhoni b Mohit Sharma 15(9) [4s-2 6s-1]

Mohit Sharma to Finch, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

2.4

Mohit Sharma to Finch, no run, on a good length outside off and shaping away, Finch has a feel for that and misses

2.3

Mohit Sharma to Finch, FOUR, fab shot, width from Mohit Sharma, short and wide outside off, Finch cuts it to the left of Bravo at backward point. He can't stop it cleanly and the ball races away to the fence

Mohit Sharma to Uthappa, no run, on a length and just outside off, Uthappa leans forward and defends it towards point

Mohit Mahipal Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

1.6

Albie Morkel to Finch, SIX, lovely shot, as flat as it can be! This was a length ball from Morkel, Finch got forward and thumped it through the line, clears long off with ease. Great start for Pune.

1.5

Albie Morkel to Uthappa, 1 run, the yorker length delivery from Morkel, Uthappa squeezes it out in front of short cover and calls for a quick single, easily done in the end

1.4

Albie Morkel to Finch, leg byes, 1 run, on a good length and angling back in, Finch was looking to defend, gets struck high on the pads

1.3

Albie Morkel to Finch, FOUR, poor fielding from Raina, this was a short of a length ball from Morkel, Finch chipped down the track and punched it towards short extra cover. Raina lets it go through his legs and concedes a boundary

1.2

Albie Morkel to Finch, no run, short of a length outside off and holding its line, Finch looks to pull and misses

1.1

Albie Morkel to Finch, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Finch is cramped for room, ends up chopping it towards cover

Albie Morkel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

The extra ball cost Jadeja, the free-hit did not

0.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Uthappa, SIX, fab shot, Jadeja gives this one more air, Uthappa gets forward, reaches to the pitch of the ball and sweetly lofts it inside out over cover for a maximum

0.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Uthappa, no run, tossed up and on off, Uthappa gets forward and defends it

0.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Uthappa, no run, free-hit and Uthappa gets nothing, clears his left leg and drills it straight to Hussey at mid-on

0.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Finch, no ball, 1 run, Jadeja has overstepped, this was flatter and outside off, Finch punches it wide of cover for a single

0.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Uthappa, 1 run, Jadeja drifts one on off, Uthappa gets forward and drives it to long off, he is happy with the single

0.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Uthappa, no run, pushed through by Jadeja, Uthappa lunges forward in defence

Ravindra Jadeja loses the ball as he was about to deliver. Uthappa had thoughts of smashing it out of the ground.

0.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Uthappa, no run, tossed up and on off, Uthappa gets forward and defends it

Uthappa and Finch are at the crease. Uthappa is on strike. Ravindra Jadeja will open the attack

Welcome back.. Looks like Jadeja will open the attack for Chennai.

@TamUnRealTimes Dhoni should be given a Nayi Soch award when he doesn't hit a 6 off the last ball of the innings.

Dhoni has a strike rate of 172.25 this season, which is the highest and more than Chris Gayle (167).

Divide this innings into 2 parts: pre Dhoni and post Dhoni. Pre Dhoni, Chennai were 103/3 in 15.3. Pune were on course to restricting Chennai to a moderate score, but Dhoni had different ideas. He put on an unbeaten 61 run stand with Raina and scored 45 of those runs, taking Chennai to a more than par score. The track is on the slower side, so it will take some effort from the Pune batsmen to chase this down. Stay tuned.

19.6

Dinda to Dhoni, SIX, whoa! That totally spoils Dinda's over. How far did that go? 97 metres. Dinda misses the yorker by inches - that was enough for Dhoni to clear his leg and hammer it hard over the sightscreen. Dhoni ends up with 45 off 16. What a cameo!

19.5

Dinda to Dhoni, FOUR, the sweep again. Full and outside off, Dhoni moves across and sweeps him to deep mid wicket, there was a fielder there but he did well to pick his spot

19.4

Dinda to Dhoni, 2 runs, Uthappa misses a run out chance. Dhoni hits this low full toss straight down the ground to long off, Dinda doesn't collect the throw from the deep cleanly and the ball ricochets towards Uthappa, the batsmen try to take 2 and get there. Uthappa had all the time in the world to aim at hit at the striker's end but misses, Dhoni was out of his crease

19.3

Dinda to Raina, 1 run, very full and outside off, Raina runs it down to third man

19.2

Dinda to Dhoni, 1 run, very well bowled. A perfect yorker on the off stump channel, Dhoni looks to play a helicopter shot but only manages to squeeze it to square leg

19.1

Dinda to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni looks to sweep Dinda again but misses, this was much fuller and outside off, went quickly past Dhoni's attempted sweep

18.6

Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run, a low full toss, Dhoni drills it to long off and retains strike. That brings up 150 for Chennai

18.5

Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar doesn't know where to bowl - he tries to go wide of off stump but bowls a full toss, Dhoni reaches out and smashes it to deep point region

18.4

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, in the slot and Raina looks to heave it across the line, only manages to mishit it to deep square leg

18.3

Bhuvneshwar to Dhoni, 1 run, a full toss but he has missed out, hits it straight to long on and gets only one

@dirk_nannes: Seriously, how do you bowl to this guy!? MS is a freak and in unbelievable form!

18.2

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, better, a low full toss on the off, Raina pushes it to extra cover

18.1

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, FOUR, more boundaries. Leg stump line with fine leg inside, Raina swings it away to deep backward square leg. Wrong line that from Bhuvneshwar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-1-12-0] is back into the attack

17.6

Dinda to Dhoni, 2 runs, a low full toss, Dhoni bends and drives it away wide of sweeper cover for a couple more

17.5

Dinda to Dhoni, SIX, smashed. Hammered. A slow leg cutter but Dhoni comes down the track and blasts it flat and over long on. Nothing much Dinda can do when Dhoni plays like that

17.4

Dinda to Dhoni, FOUR, Dhoni has just swept Dinda. Fine leg was inside the circle and he picked his spot well. This was actually a low full toss outside off but he bends and goes across to sweep it away past short fine

17.3

Dinda to Raina, 1 run, slow off cutter, Raina waits back and punches it to sweeper cover for a single

17.2

Dinda to Raina, no run, fuller length and angled across wide outside off, Raina reaches out but misses. The umpire thought about giving a wide but decided against it

17.1

Dinda to Raina, FOUR, perfect place to hit. A low full toss and Raina hits it straight down the ground over the bowler's head, didn't go for the complete swing of the bat, just got it over the bowler

Ashok Dinda [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

16.6

Kane Richardson to Dhoni, 2 runs, yorker length and just outside off, Dhoni steers it past point for a couple more

16.5

Kane Richardson to Raina, 1 run, slower delivery on the middle and leg, Raina heaves across to deep square leg, went along the ground

16.4

Kane Richardson to Dhoni, 1 run, a full toss, but Dhoni calmly pushes it to point region for a single

16.3

Kane Richardson to Raina, 1 run, FIFTY for Suresh Raina. Also becomes the first man to get to 2500 runs in the Indian T20 League. Drives it to long off and gets a single. Superb knock - a slow track but he has done well

16.2

Kane Richardson to Dhoni, 1 run, slower delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni pushes it to long on for a single

16.1

Kane Richardson to Raina, leg byes, 1 run, a full toss but Raina misses it, he tries to swing across and gets hit on the thigh pad, they sneak a quick single

Kane Richardson [3.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack

15.6

Luke Wright to Dhoni, SIX, hi, my name is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. And only I can play shots like that. In the slot on the off, he stays on the backfoot and smashes it hard with all hit bottom hand coming into play, the ball sails flat and over long off

15.5

Luke Wright to Dhoni, FOUR, Dhoni is away with a boundary. Not with a typical powerful shot, but a gentle nudge. Down the leg side and he helps it to fine leg, the fielder was inside the ring

15.4

Luke Wright to Raina, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the off, Raina drives it to long off

15.3

Luke Wright to Badrinath, out Caught by Steven Smith!! Chennai won't mind that. A slower delivery lands on length, Badrinath comes forward and lofts it to long off. Smith runs in and completes the catch. Good supporting role from Badri, but Chennai won't mind this wicket. Badrinath c Steven Smith b Luke Wright 34(31) [4s-2]

Luke Wright to Badrinath, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

15.2

Luke Wright to Badrinath, no run, slower delivery outside off, Badrinath comes out of his crease and reaches out but misses

15.1

Luke Wright to Raina, 1 run, slow off cutter angled in, Raina looks to work across and gets a slight inside edge which goes off the pads to short cover

Luke Wright, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Time out

14.6

Nayar to Raina, 1 run, slow off cutter on the off, Raina pushes it to long off for a single

14.6

Nayar to Badrinath, 2 wides, too wide outside off, Badrinath went across and looked to heave but missed it, went off the keeper's pads to short third man

14.5

Nayar to Raina, 1 run, in the slot but it was a slower one, Raina comes down the track and chips it to long on

14.4

Nayar to Raina, 2 runs, angled in from round the wicket, Raina swings across to deep square leg, was in the air for a long time but fell short of Suman there. He did well to get his body behind the line and stop it

14.3

Nayar to Badrinath, 1 run, stump to stump again, Badrinath works it to deep mid wicket

14.2

Nayar to Raina, 1 run, slow and straight this time, Raina clips it to deep mid wicket for one

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, 2 runs, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Badrinath works it between midwicket and long on for a couple

12.5

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, FOUR, back to back boundaries. This is an even better shot. This was tossed up again with some width, Badrinath makes room and plays a square drive, opens the face of the bat a bit and gets it to deep backward point, the partnership between Badrinath and Raina is now over 50

12.4

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, FOUR, well hit. Flighted up and lands on a half volley, Badrinath comes down the track and drives it straight down the ground

12.3

Rahul Sharma to Raina, 1 run, flat and on the legs, Raina clips it to deep square leg

12.2

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, 1 run, loopy low full toss, Badrinath comes down the track and drives it to long off

12.1

Rahul Sharma to Raina, 1 run, poor delivery but he gets away, this was short and on the legs, Raina comes down the track and mishits a pull to fine leg

11.6

Nayar to Raina, 1 run, slower delivery on the off, Raina defends it to point for one

11.5

Nayar to Raina, 2 runs, overthrows. Raina comes down the track and works it to deep mid wicket, the fielder hits direct at the bowler's end from there and the ball ricochets away for another run

11.4

Nayar to Badrinath, 1 run, fuller length and outside off, Badrinath leans and pushes it to cover point for a single

11.3

Nayar to Badrinath, 2 runs, floated on the middle and leg, Badrinath clips it to deep backward square leg for a couple

11.2

Nayar to Raina, 1 run, short of length and outside off, Raina makes room and slaps it to sweeper cover

11.1

Nayar to Raina, no run, good length and on the off, Raina comes on the frontfoot and defends it to covers

Abhishek Nayar [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

@dirk_nannes tweets: For those asking, I'm back in Chennai making sure that my recent injury is looked after and healed. More nervous watching on TV than playing

10.6

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, 2 runs, superb fielding in the deep. This was flat and short outside off, Badrinath pulls it between deep midwicket and long on but Wright runs across from long on and dives near the ropes to save a couple

10.5

Rahul Sharma to Raina, 1 run, another short delivery and Raina pulls it to deep backward square leg, mishit that one - that was there to be put away

10.4

Rahul Sharma to Raina, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Raina looks to work it across but gets a leading edge to covers

10.3

Rahul Sharma to Raina, 2 runs, a touch short and down the leg side, Raina pulls it to deep backward square leg for a couple

10.2

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, 1 run, tossed up this time, Badrinath stays back and punches it to sweeper cover for a single

10.1

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, no run, Badrinath misses out. This was short and outside off, Badrinath looks to cut it away but misses

Rahul Sharma [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

9.6

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, FOUR, super-shot! Bhuvneshwar bowls this fuller and on the off, Raina makes room and drives it hard along the ground to deep extra cover. Superb strike

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, short and outside off, Raina pulls it to long on, he isn't timing it well here

9.3

Bhuvneshwar to Badrinath, 1 run, short of length and on the middle and leg, Badrinath tucks it to backward square leg for one

9.2

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, back of a length and on the middle and leg, Raina swats it to long on for a single

9.1

Bhuvneshwar to Badrinath, 1 run, starts with a bouncer on middle stump, Badrinath pulls it to fine leg

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-1-3-0] is back into the attack

8.6

Dinda to Badrinath, 1 run, Badrinath runs one down to third man and ends the over

8.5

Dinda to Raina, 1 run, is that a drop? Yes. It is. This was banged in short, Raina mishit a pull to short mid wicket, Luke Wright expected the ball to carry to him but realised late that it was dipping on him, made the late adjustment and bent forward to take it initially, but the ball popped out as his hands hit the ground. How costly will that be?

8.4

Dinda to Raina, no run, a bouncer in the outside off channel, Raina leaves it alone

8.3

Dinda to Badrinath, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Badrinath runs it down to third man

This is not a great pitch for batting. It is on the slower side.

8.2

Dinda to Raina, 1 run, pitched up delivery on the off, Raina looks to hit hard down the ground but mishits it to long on

8.1

Dinda to Badrinath, 1 run, good length and angled in, Badrinath nudges it to mid wicket for one

7.6

Nayar to Badrinath, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Badrinath goes on the backfoot and punches it to long on

7.5

Nayar to Raina, 1 run, in and around off, Raina waits back and punches it to long off

7.4

Nayar to Raina, FOUR, well played. Slightly short and angled across, Raina backs away and cuts it over point for a boundary

7.3

Nayar to Raina, no run, slow and just outside off, Raina waits back and defends it to cover

7.2

Nayar to Badrinath, 1 run, full and straight, Badrinath comes on the frontfoot and drives it to long on for one

7.1

Nayar to Badrinath, no run, short of length and outside off, Badrinath cuts it to point where Yuvraj does well to bend and stop

Abhishek Nayar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

6.6

Dinda to Badrinath, 1 run, short and straight, Badrinath plays it to short mid wicket for one

6.5

Dinda to Raina, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Raina punches it to sweeper cover for one

6.4

Dinda to Badrinath, 1 run, a slow off cutter outside off, Badrinath runs it down to third man for one

6.3

Dinda to Badrinath, no run, good length and keeping a bit low on the off stump channel, Badrinath defends it to cover

6.2

Dinda to Badrinath, 2 runs, a bit short, Badrinath pulls it to deep square leg, Richardson slides across and fields

6.1

Dinda to Badrinath, no run, short of length and on the off, Badrinath defends it to point

Ashok Dinda, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Powerplay over. Pune are right on top at the moment.

5.6

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, 1 run, loopy and on the legs, Badrinath flicks it to deep mid wicket for one

5.5

Rahul Sharma to Badrinath, no run, given air on the off, Badrinath comes on the frontfoot and defends it

S Badrinath, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.4

Rahul Sharma to Saha, out Lbw!! Saha perishes. A dubious decision but he should have been lbw first ball to Bhuvneshwar Kumar anyways. This was flat and angled in down the leg side, Saha goes for a big slog-sweep and is hit in front of leg stump. Don't think it was straightening enough to hit the stumps but doesn't matter now. Saha lbw b Rahul Sharma 13(15) [4s-1 6s-1]

Rahul Sharma to Saha, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

5.3

Rahul Sharma to Raina, 1 run, loopy and full, Raina drives it to mid off for a single

5.2

Rahul Sharma to Raina, no run, flat and straight delivery, Raina stays back and punches it back to Rahul Sharma

5.1

Rahul Sharma to Saha, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the off, Saha clips it to short fine leg

Rahul Sharma [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

4.6

Kane Richardson to Saha, 1 run, throw to the wrong end! That was a run out chance missed. Saha pushes this to point and both batsmen stop midway, Nayar throws to the keeper's end where Raina completes the run easily. Saha was struggling, a throw at the bowler's end would have sent him back

4.5

Kane Richardson to Saha, FOUR, beautiful cover drive! A perfect shot that. Overpitched outside off and he leans into the shot to drive it away between cover and extra cover. Everything superb about that shot

4.4

Kane Richardson to Saha, SIX, superb shot! He played like this in the previous game as well. Absolutely straight down the ground. In the slot and he just lofts it on the up to the sight-screen. Didn't look to hit hard, just concentrated on the timing

4.3

Kane Richardson to Saha, no run, Saha is struggling. Full and on the off, Saha slogs wildly and gets an edge which doesn't carry to the keeper

4.2

Kane Richardson to Raina, 1 run, inside edge to short fine leg, this was fuller in length and Raina looked to go through covers, got a thick edge to Dinda who misfielded

4.1

Kane Richardson to Raina, FOUR, that's a poor delivery, short of length and angled in on the legs, Raina swivels and whip-pulls it away to deep backward square leg

This is a superb start from Pune's pacers. Pressure on Raina and Saha now

3.6

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, pitched up this time, Raina drives it to mid off where Dinda runs across and makes a sliding stop

3.5

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, no run, good looking shot but straight to the fielder, length ball outside off and Raina drives it on the up to extra cover

3.4

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, no run, back of a length and on the off, Raina stays back and defends

3.3

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, 1 run, better from Saha, this was a slower one and he clips it to square leg

3.2

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, no run, Saha is losing patience. This was a normal length delivery outside off, Saha looks to slog across and misses

3.1

Bhuvneshwar to Raina, 1 run, on the legs of Raina, he clips it to fine leg for another one

2.6

Kane Richardson to Raina, 1 run, short of length and on the legs, Raina works it to fine leg

2.5

Kane Richardson to Raina, no run, in the air but just short of mid on! Raina is in some early trouble. This was full and on the middle and leg, Raina played early and chipped it past the bowler, fell short of mid on

2.4

Kane Richardson to Raina, no run, almost got another one! Quick and straight, Raina looked to play across and got a slight leading edge to the off side

Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease

2.3

Kane Richardson to Michael Hussey, out Bowled!! Kane Richardson has got the big fish! There is a huge smile on Donald's face - he knows the importance of that wicket. Good length delivery from round the wicket, Hussey didn't move his frontfoot and looked to defend, the ball skidded on quickly and went through his defence to hit off stump. Huge, huge wicket. Michael Hussey b Kane Richardson 5(8) [4s-1]

Kane Richardson to Michael Hussey, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

2.2

Kane Richardson to Michael Hussey, no run, in and around off, Hussey defends it to point

2.1

Kane Richardson to Michael Hussey, no run, back of a length delivery from round the wicket, Hussey looks to work it to the on side but gets hit high on the pads

Kane Richardson, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

1.6

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, no run, Bhuvneshwar starts with a maiden. He should have had a wicket too. Back of length on off, Saha stays back and defends it

1.5

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, no run, slower delivery outside off, Saha pushes at it very early and misses it

1.4

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, no run, back of a length around off, Saha punches it to point

1.3

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, no run, good length delivery on the off, Saha pushes it to covers

1.2

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, no run, back of a length and outside off, keeps low and goes past Saha's bat

1.1

Bhuvneshwar to Saha, no run, a huge lbw appeal not given. Plumb. That was absolutely plumb. Yuvraj is having a word with the umpire - he cannot believe it. A perfect inswinger from outside off, Saha was stuck on the backfoot and hit on the back-pad in front of off stump channel. How is that not out? Subrat Das was the umpire.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Rahul Sharma to Michael Hussey, no run, given air on the off, Hussey comes on the frontfoot and defends it

0.5

Rahul Sharma to Saha, leg byes, 1 run, a huge appeal for lbw, skiddy delivery down the leg side, Saha works across and misses it, goes off the pads to short fine. Was missing leg

0.4

Rahul Sharma to Michael Hussey, 1 run, floated up on the middle and leg, Hussey clips it to mid wicket for a single

0.3

Rahul Sharma to Michael Hussey, no run, flat and straight, Hussey pushes it to the on side, Rahul Sharma dives and stops runs

0.2

Rahul Sharma to Michael Hussey, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Hussey gets forward and blocks it to point

0.1

Rahul Sharma to Michael Hussey, FOUR, Hussey continues from where he left. Full delivery outside off, Hussey leans and drives it away to sweeper cover. Easy.

Michael Hussey and Saha are at the crease. Michael Hussey is on strike. Rahul Sharma will open the attack

Set for the start. Dinda and Saha - teammates for Bengal - are having a chat as they walk in. Saha did a good job last match. Can he do that again?

Finch: "The results don't tell the true story. We have been playing good cricket in this tournament. It's pretty easy to keep the guys motivated - they are professionals and we are up for it. This is probably the best crowd in the competition, we have to give them a win. We would have batted first as well, but the wicket shouldn't change much. We did well last time against Chennai so hope to do well again. Suman replaces Mithun Manhas."

Dhoni: "We do have a change in the side. There is plenty of grass on the wicket but it still has a tendency to keep low. Albie Morkel replaces Nannes. After every game, we see where we haven't performed well and try our best to correct our mistakes. Looks like a good wicket as of now, let's see how it behaves. We are not looking too far ahead, there are a few areas where we have to improve as a side. We are focused on that and not thinking about the play offs."

Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bat

For Chennai: Dirk Nannes is out, Albie Morkel is in.

Pune have already defeated Chennai once this season. That was the game when Steven Smith went crazy with the bat. Can they do it again?

7:15 PM Hello, and a warm welcome to one and all to the 42nd match of the Indian T20 league. The table toppers, Chennai will take on the laggards of the competition, Pune in their own den. A win for Chennai will increase their lead in the standings while the equation for Pune is pretty simple. Win each and every match from here on or bid good bye to their hopes of qualifying to the knockouts. Toss and team updates in 15 minutes..

Preview:

Tournament favourites and top the League, Chennai are set to take on the last placed and beleaguered Pune in a David vs Goliath clash in Pune. The hosts had pulled off a miracle the last time these two teams met. Can they upset the mighty men in yellow once again or will the MS Dhoni led side come up with a revenge act?

Pune

Team News: Pune has been led down by their batsmen. Only a total of 3 half centuries have been hit by them thus far and all 3 belong to Aaron Finch. Yuvraj Singh has been the biggest disappointment. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rahul Sharma have been economical with the ball but the rest of the bowlers have failed to live up to their reputation.

In form player: Aaron Finch has given Pune good starts at the top of the order. While he has batted with responsibility and maturity, having compiled 266 runs so far, the skipper will be hoping for some useful contributions from the rest of the batters as well.

Hit: Luke Wright is a dangerous middle order batsmen. He has the ability to change the course of a game by some powerful hitting and can clear the ropes at will.

Miss: Yuvraj Singh hasn't lived up to his name and reputation thus far. He has got a few starts but has not been able to convert them into any score of meaningful value.

Last three matches: Lost to Delhi by 15 runs, Lost to Bangalore by 130 runs, Lost to Punjab by 7 wickets.

Chennai:

Team News: Chennai have been the team to beat in the League. They have 7 wins from 9 matches and have the ideal team for this format of the game. Michael Hussey has given them great starts and skipper MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja have finished the job and stepped on the peddle coming down the order. Mohit Sharma has been impressive and Chris Morris has bowled particularly well in the death overs. R Ashwin too has been very economical and difficult to get away.

In form player: Michael Hussey has been in tremendous form in the tournament. He is 2nd in the list for the maximum aggregate runs in the tournament, just a mere 5 runs behind Chris Gayle.

Hit: MS Dhoni has come up with scintillating cameos taking Chennai home on more than one occasion. He is their go-to man. When the going gets tough, Mahi gets going!

Miss: Murali Vijay hasn't exactly set the house on fire and has been struggling up the order. He has just aggregated 122 from 8 matches and the string of failures led to his exclusion in the previous match.